Shipping still has a long way to go in terms of improving its safety record, UK Chamber of Shipping (CoS) president Dr Grahaeme Henderson told attendees at the body’s annual summer luncheon in Edinburgh this week.
Oil major Shell Marine has unveiled its ‘next generation’ trunk piston oils for the medium-speed engine market, designed to achieve better fuel economy and lower operating costs.
The shift to LNG as a major part of the fuel mix is coming quicker than people think according to Peter Keller, chairman and evp of SEA/LNG and Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE).
Japanese refiners Showa Shell Sekiyu and Idemitsu Kosan have formed an alliance, which will include their VLCC fleets, ahead of a full integration.